I'll be interested in other responses to this.
One method, not widely supported on this list (for good reasons if you have
the correct marks) is to use a vacuum guage.
You connect up the guage to the manifold in the usual way, increase idle to
about 4000rpm or more to get the maximum advance, and then twist the dizzy
until you get the highest, steady reading- and that is the timing.
Greg
At 05:21 pm 16/03/99 -0500, you wrote:
>"Evangelos G. Makris" wrote:
>>
>> It looks like the timing marks (notches) on the front engine
>> cover are missing so I have no point of reference to set
>> the ignition against.
>>
>> Is there any "practical" method for doing it and be within
>> reasonable tolerances? This engine hadn't fired in two years
>> but after a few blades of fire erupting from the 1.75" HS6
>> carb throat and a lot of dizzy wiggling it started, wow!
>>
>> So, any ideas on the ignition?
>> It is a 948cc A-Series beast (!) Low compression 9D-U-L-xxxxxx
>>
>> Regards,
>> Evangelos
>
>Evangelos
>
>I set the dizzy vacuum advace to point at 1:00, this is reasonably close
>to firew it up. If it kicks back while cranking, push it back to 12:00,
>perfect timing is somewhere inbetween. (provided the dizzy drive is in
>correctly)
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
>
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